Graduate Recruitment Fellowships

The Graduate Recruitment Fellowship program is intended to assist departments in their efforts to persuade their top candidates to enroll by providing additional funding beyond a departmental assistantship.

Departments may apply for a maximum of:

2 Othmer Fellowships

2 Chancellor's Fellowships

15 Edgren Graduate Tuition Fellowships

Once awarded, each department or interdisciplinary degree program is free to allocate the fellowships to any prospective graduate student who meets the criteria for a specific fellowship program.

Apply for fellowships

After you apply: We will bundle and forward the proposals to the relevant academic deans and the fellowship committee for their rankings and input. Their recommendations will be forwarded to our office by November 1. Units will be notified of their Recruitment Fellowship awards by December 1.